Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Vilis Lācis" in English language version.
Vike-Freiberga said that overnight on June 14, 1941 people who were included on the lists were detained and deported without a trial. She admitted that Latvians were also involved in these crimes, including Vilis Lacis, a famous writer, Alfreds Noviks, and others.
Meanwhile, historian Juris Ciganovs mentioned that during Stalin's time, Lācis was both Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Council of Ministers. And above all, he signed the fatal order to deport 10,000 families in 1949.